Why Sen. Carl Levin backs military's position on sexual-assault cases

Sen. Carl Levin (D), chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, believes military sexual-assault cases should remain under the control of the chain of command. Many in his party disagree. What's his rationale?

"We ought to look at the budget much more specifically than to start with an assumption that the current shares [for individual services] ... should continue."

National Security Agency technology that allows it to keep a record of all calls Americans make or receive:

"There are pluses to it in terms of catching bad guys, and there are some minuses to it in terms of abuses.... If this technology were in the hands of [former FBI Director] J. Edgar Hoover, would I feel comfortable? No."